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|lshtext=<b>ichneumon</b>: ŏnis, m., = [[ἰχνεύμων]] | |lshtext=<b>ichneumon</b>: ŏnis, m., = [[ἰχνεύμων]].<br /><b>I</b> An [[animal]] [[which]] tracks the [[crocodile]] and destroys its eggs; the Egyptian rat or [[ichneumon]], Plin. 8, 24, 35, § 88; 8, 25, 37, § 90 sq.; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101; Mart. 7, 87, 5; Nemes. Cyneg. 54.—<br /><b>II</b> An [[insect]], the [[ichneumon]]-[[fly]], Sphex [[sabulosus]], Linn.; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 294; 11, 21, 24, § 72. | ||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ichneumon: ŏnis, m., = ἰχνεύμων.
I An animal which tracks the crocodile and destroys its eggs; the Egyptian rat or ichneumon, Plin. 8, 24, 35, § 88; 8, 25, 37, § 90 sq.; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101; Mart. 7, 87, 5; Nemes. Cyneg. 54.—
II An insect, the ichneumon-fly, Sphex sabulosus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 294; 11, 21, 24, § 72.
